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Latest Issue: January 2011
NEWS
How to fix inefficient processes
Sigi Osagie describes how good processes can affect employee and customer satisfaction and increase a company's effectiveness overall
Armenia signs up to global procurement agreement
Armenia has become the latest nation to open its public procurement market to foreign suppliers.
January 2011
Canadian buyers less satisfied despite increase in pay; Unilever launches €1 million fund to help suppliers turn green; Tips for buyers to make mergers and acquisitions a success; European firms better at publishing sustainable procurement results; Irish politicians attack non-competitive procurement spend; Armenia signs up to global procurement agreement; Closing the gap between claimed and real savings in indirect spend; How to fix inefficient processes
Irish politicians attack non-competitive procurement spend
The amount of contracts awarded without a tender process remains "too high and not defensible" even though the number has been reduced, according to Irish politicians.
European firms better at publishing sustainable procurement results
European firms are more effective at communicating their policies and work on sustainable procurement than their North American and Asian counterparts.
Tips for buyers to make mergers and acquisitions a success
Procurement teams need to make a quick and proactive response to a merger and acquisition to ensure success.
FEATURES
Business travel: downward trend for hotel rates
The global economic downturn will see businesses worldwide pay less for hotel accommodation in 2009 than previously thought
Government ignored efficiency recommendations at a cost of $25bn
The US government could have saved more than $25 billion if it had implemented recommendations set out by inspectors general (IGs) since 2001